#HotSummerEats: Garlicky Hot Wings

Today’s recipe is the “hottest” one on my menu. I am highlighting the Garlic Goodness hot sauce created by the Intensity Academy. There is so much flavor in this hot sauce – if you like garlic and you like a bit of heat do yourself a favor and order a bottle of this garlicky goodness. And then use it to make some wings!

I’d never made wings at home before and it’s something that I’ve always wanted to try yet was always too intimidated to do. Having to break up the wings made me nervous. When we were living in Florida, Stuart’s amazing friend, coworker, and adventurer teammate made the best buffalo wings. And now that we’re in Ohio I’m out of luck and need to make the wings myself! I’d watched David break down the wings enough times to feel confident that I could give it a shot. (That didn’t stop me from asking the butcher at Kroger if he could break them up for me. Apparently it’s against the law for them to process the packaged chicken any further. Boo.)

David does it right – he fries the wings then tosses them in buffalo sauce. I opted to bake my wings. I could pretend it’s so they’re healthier but really, it’s because I’m lazy and don’t want to deal with a pot of hot oil. To tell you the truth, these baked wings can’t compare to the fried version but I would definitely do them again! What I liked about the method I found for baking wings was that these wings get tossed in the sauce before they make their way under the boiler then brushed with extra hot sauce when they’re hot out of the oven. This method of baking the wings ensures that they’re full of flavor and still have that sauciness you associate with fried wings. (If you want extra sauciness, divide the sauce in half, toss the wings in one half of the sauce before baking and then toss the wings in the other half when they’re fully cooked. To do this with the Garlic Goodness you’ll need to buy two bottles or make half of the wings.) Feel free to fry the wings if you wish and toss them in this garlicky goodness.

Garlicky Hot Wings

Ingredients:

6 chicken wings, tips removed and wings split to give 12 pieces

1/2 C garlic hot sauce

6 tbsp butter

Steps:

Remove wings from the refrigerator and place in a bowl or resealable plastic bag.

Melt butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Remove from heat and whisk in the hot sauce and a pinch of kosher salt.

Pour sauce over wings and toss to coat completely. Allow wings to marinate at room temperature for 20 minutes.

Preheat broiler to high. Line a rimmed baking sheet with aluminum foil.

Place wings on baking sheet, shake off some of the marinade, and broil 12 minutes. Flip and broil another 12 minutes.

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Thank you to #HotSummerEats sponsors BenBella Vegan, Caribeque, Casabella, Gourmet Garden, Intensity Academy, Not Ketchup, Out of the Weeds, Pirate Jonny’s, Quirk Books, Spicely Organics, T.Lish , and Voodoo Chef for providing the prizes free of charge. These companies also provided the bloggers with samples and product to use for#HotSummerEats without additional compensation. All opinions are my own